Cast announced for DELAY - the queer, sci-fi heartbreaker set to premiere at Bristol Old Vic this summer.
Amanda Fawcett Productions Ltd and Bristol Old Vic are delighted to announce the cast for DELAY will star Jyuddah Jaymes in the lead role of LIN. This marks a welcome homecoming for the actor who trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and previously appeared as AJ in Bristol Old Vic's critically acclaimed and multi-Award winning, CHOIR BOY. His TV and film credits include: THE BOYS IN THE BOAT (MGM), CRIMINAL (Netflix) and HIJACK (Apple TV+).
Completing the cast in voice roles are critically-acclaimed actors Alex Lawther, (HAMLET (Robert Icke, The Armory New York), THE END OF THE F***ing WORLD (Channel 4/Netflix), STAR WARS: ANDOR (Disney+), THE IMITATION GAME), as the voice of SILAS - the lover left behind and Vera Chok (2:22 GHOST STORY, HOLLYOAKS (Channel 4)) as the voice of AUTO, the ship’s AI-operating system and LIN’s sole, on-board companion
DELAY, a suspenseful, heart-wrenching yet hopeful drama about saying what you mean, and saying goodbye is a new play by Timothy X Atack, directed by Tanuja Amarasuriya and will premiere at Bristol Old Vic from 19 June - 5 July.
Lin, an astronaut, speeds towards a distant planet. He’s on a pioneering mission to create a new home for humankind… but days for the astronaut are decades for the lover left behind.
An epic story of deep love and hope in the face of impossible odds - DELAY follows LIN on his solo-mission to another planet. LIN’s only contact with the world he left behind is an exchange of voice messages with his lover, SILAS.
Listings
DELAY: 19 June - 5 July
Bristol Old Vic, King Street · Bristol, Bristol BS1 4ED
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Further Information: DELAY | Bristol Old Vic